Karen K. McKee - Researcher Profile | RDL Research Database

Publications

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A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus That Functions in Growth Hormone Release

Andrew D. Howard , Scott D. Feighner , Doris Cully +29 more

Small synthetic molecules termed growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) act on the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus to stimulate and amplify pulsatile growth hormone (GH) relea...

1996 Science 2059 citations

Distribution of mRNA encoding the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in brain and peripheral tissues

Xiao-Ming Guan , Hong Yu , Oksana Palyha +6 more

1997 Molecular Brain Research 1145 citations

Molecular Analysis of Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamic Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors

Karen K. McKee , Oksana Palyha , Scott D. Feighner +6 more

GH release is thought to occur under the reciprocal regulation of two hypothalamic peptides, GH releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin, via their engagement with specific cel...

1997 Molecular Endocrinology 343 citations

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Researcher Info

h-index: 3
Publications: 3
Citations: 3,547
Institution: Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)

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Identifiers

ORCID: 0000-0002-2657-5211

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h-index 3

h-index: Number of publications with at least h citations each.